St Helens coach Kristian Woolf has urged Super League not to increase the number of substitutions mid-season - despite a growing burden on players.
Stats released by the competition show that the ball is in play over 10 minutes per match more than pre-lockdown following the new ‘six again’ rule and scrapping of scums.
There is also an average of 80 tackles more every game. Catalans coach Steve McNamara revealed that the ball was in play for over 70 minutes of one Dragons fixture - a stark contrast to the sub 25 minute Sale-Harlequins Premiership rugby union match criticised by Sharks boss Steve Diamond.
Now proposals to raise the number of permitted interchanges from eight to 10 are set to be discussed by club bosses. But Woolf insists
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